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Neptune astride a dolphin

Figure
ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Neptune riding a dolphin in soft-paste porcelain and press-moulded. Mounded base with shells and coral.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNeptune astride a dolphin
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain and press-moulded
Brief description
Figure of Neptune riding a dolphin in soft-paste porcelain and press-moulded, Bow porcelain factory, Bow, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Figure of Neptune riding a dolphin in soft-paste porcelain and press-moulded. Mounded base with shells and coral.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esquire.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.203-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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